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PAGE ELEVEN THE DES MOINES REGISTER MONDAY MORNING. APRIL 15. 1935. Scenes Showing Wind Damage TWO INJURED AS A STATE LAW I COSTS $669.50, 11 Are Stalled In Ghost Town 'Helldorado' at Paramount, Mixes Thrills, Fun. Eleven motorists stranded in a ghost mining town, a mentally un balanced miner, and no known path to escape, That provides of state legislatures, the story ofj Oklahoma, chary of expense and "Helldorad o'Vof adding to the statute books, which is showing paid just $275,000 for 91 new laws at the Fara-' this year an average of $302 a mount theater as law.

a companlonl The Illinois legislature is still feature to Will in session, but taking its 19S3 Rogers In "Life law factory as an example, spent Begins at 40," $963,590 for 492 additions to the now in its second statutes. Cost per law ran $1,923. i i i MISHAP FATAL TOWESSLING Was Widely Known As Horse Breeder. Funeral sen-ices for Clarence L. Wessling, 53, of Grand Junction, who died at Iowa Methodist hospital Saturdsy as the result of a farm accident, will be held in Grand Junction at 2:30 p.

m. today. Mr. Wessling, who was widely known as a breeder of Belgium horses, suffered a fractured leg a month ago when a hog fell against him. Infection Follows.

He was taken to the hospital at once, but infection set in, became blood poisoning, and developed into the meningitis that caused his death, according to his physician. Born in Illinois, Mr. Wessling came to Iowa as a child and had lived In this state since, most of the time at Grand Junction. Two Children. Surviving are his wife, Sadie, a 19-year-old son, Douglas, and a daughter, lone, 13, and his father, Daniel Wessling, all of Grand Junction.

One brother and three sisters also survive. They are D. R. Wessling of Des Moines, Mrs. Allen Hillman and Mrs.

Mamie Kester of Grand Junction, and Mrs. Glen Steward of Hastings, Neb. Interment will be in Grand Junction cemetery. i week. New York's 1935 session cost EVAN'S.

"Helldorad 309.000 and passed 600 laws-the featuring Richard Arlen. Madge 'cost of each law being Evans and Ralph Bellamy is ex-1 snv i PJ 1 Iff i 1 They 'Come Cheaper' in Oklahoma, Higher in N. Y. Chicago, ill cpit cosis state approximately J669.50 to en- act a law. That average was ascertained Sunday in a survey of the records SERVICES TODAY FOR A.

MILLER Lived in Des Moines for 31 Years. Funeral services for Newton Miller, 60, of 1732 Bluff who died Thursday, will be at 11 a. today at the Hamilton Funeral home. The Rev. Stoddard Lane, pastor of Plymouth Congregational church, will officiate, Burial will be in Glendale cemetery, 111 Three Days.

Mr. Miller died at Iowa Lutheran hospital after an Illness of three days. Death was due to Inflammation of the pancreas, with which he was stricken suddenly while at his desk at the Bankers Life where he was a clerk. He came to Des Moines 31 years ago from Kaukauna, and had been associated with Uie Bankers Life Co, 30 years. Survivors.

Mr. Miller is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Miller; his mother, Mrs. K. J.

Miller, and a sister. Mrs. O. H. Mason, both of Dubuque, Ia, DEATH TAKES MRS.

MOORE Rites to Be Tuesday for Des Moines Woman. Mrs. Ida Moore, 72, died nf. her home at 1410 Clark st, Sunday nf heart disease following pneumonia. She had been ill about six weeks.

She Is survived by two sons, H. Moore and Samuel W. Moore, both of Drs Moines, ami a hrother, the Rev. Charles W. Schmidt, Asbton, Mo.

Services will be at It n. m. Tuesday at. Caldwell's Funeral Man's Head Injured In Fight at Tavern Joe Mikesell, 3, of 2208 Lay suffered severe head Injuries early Sunday when, police said, he was struck with an automobile crank In a flht at ft tavern at 1701 K. Grand ave, ceptionally well done and interesting with the humor, and plenty of it, provided by Steplun Fetchit and his "son." "Life Begins at 40" continues to attract moviegoers with its common every day happenings in a typical small American town centered around its editor.

Rogers adds a little "crooning" (tenor) to his other accomplishments and the dueling scene will have you chuckling every minute. The two features provide pleasant entertainment. The news reel completes the program. E.D. JOHN RAND, 70, RAILMAN, DIES Was Pioneer Italian Resident of D.

M. John Rand, 70, pioneer Italian resident in Des Moines, died Sunday st the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Renda, 1916 S. K. First after illness of about six years with paralysis.

A veteran employe of the Rook Island railroad, Mr. Rand was one of the first Italians to settle in Des Moines, He lived In the city nearly 50 years. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Roscoe Mi-Gee of Junction City, Mrs. Renda and Mrs.

Frances DeMarco of Des Moines, and four sons. John Rand. Anthony Rand, Pete Rand. and Louis Rand, all of Des Moines Services will be at 9 a. m.

Wednesday at St. Anthony's Catholic church. Burial services at St. Ambrose, cemetery will be directed by Stemma D'ltalla lodge. Groups Arrested in Raids Free on Bond Nine Negroes, arrested Satur day nlfcht in a raid at 939 Twelfth WIND WHIPS CITY Vindows Broken Trees Felled in Gale.

Weather Continued From Page 1. other wind damage was reported) by the company. Because ground lights were out and the radio not working be cause of an electric power-liae break, the 7:30 p. m. westbound United Air Lines plane did not stop at the municipal airport Electric service at the airport was.

off from 4:45 p. m. to 8 p. From Northwest. Airport officials said the maximum wind velocity of 52 miles per hour was reached at 4:42 p.

The wind was from the northwest At 11:30 p. m. wind velocity at the airport still was 30 miles per hour. The Des Moines telephone office reported no wire damage by the wind, either to local or long ilia tance lines. Debris littered the streets tol lowing the severe windstorm.

Sidewalk signs were blown Into the street. Many awnings were ripped. Fences were flattened. Six small roof fires were re ported during the afternoon. No serious damage resulted.

Trees felled by the wind blocked streets iu the 1000 block on Eighteenth the 600 block on Thirty-third the 2500 block on Forty-sixth and the 3800 block on Cambridge ave. Street Closed. On Eighteenth motorists with low cars were able to drive under the tree across the street. In the 500 block on E. Ninth citizens closed the street for fear a telephone pole broken by the wind might fall.

At 1051 Sixth a garage was demolished when a tree on the adjoining lot at 1055 Sixth ave. fell cn it Striken Car. One of the most spectacular accidents due to the wind was the toppling of a flagpole at Mercy hospital. The pole fell across Ascension striking a car in the parking lot across from the hospital. Mildred Cohen, Locust driver of the car, was In the hospital visiting a friend The car was registered in the name of Arthur E.

Bailey. Globes Shattered. Near S. E. Fourteenth st.

and Kenyon ave. a silo on the Maple Leaf dairy farm, operated by R. R. Griffiths, was blown down. Four or five light globes on chandeliers along Volk blvd.

were shattered by the wind, together with several in downtown streets. A plate glass window at Sixth and Grand avenues was broken by the wind. Several smaller doors and windows in downtown establishments were broken. Tile was blown off the cornice at the Garden "theater. Signs Fall.

Two persons narrowly escaped Injury when a 16-foot sign at the Wingate costumers, blew down at Second and Walnut streets. An oil station sign, 20 feet high, crashed at E. Fourteenth st. and University ave. The weather turned colder as the winds continued.

The mercury stood at 72 at 3 p. m. Sunday, but by 7 p. m. had dropped to 42 and at midnight it was 32.

The cold weather originated in high winds from Canada, dropping temperature more than 30 degrees in the northwest. The change was accompanied by rain ami snow. Sections of Iowa Sunday were visited by the fringes of a dust storm that rolled across western Kansas, most of Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma while high winds prevailed over all the state. Dust was whipped across Page' and Montgomery counties, and Atlantic and Albia both reported heavy dust storms. Dark at Waterloo.

Waterloo. was shrouded In semi-darkness for a brief period ACCIDENT NEAR WE FATAL Island Man Dies When Auto Upsets. to Th Kxlatcr.) ROCK ISLAND, ILL. Injured Saturday night when his roadster turned turtle on route 60 near Moline, John W. Graham, 24, of Rock Island, clerk in the Mod.

ern Woodmen of America offire here, died Sunday in a Molina hospital. The mishap occurred wheq Graham tried to aoid striking an other machine going in the opposite direction, while traveling 50 miles an hour. He was hurled to the pavement and died without regaining consciousness. PIONEER IOWA OCULIST DIES C. G.

Payne, 86, Lived in Indianola 56 Years. C. G. rayr.e, Sfi, former Indianola, oculist, died Sunday at 1423 Twenty-fourth st. after a year's illness with heart disease.

Mr. Bayne was born In Ashtabula, Ohio. Ho came to Iowa when he was It) and established offices in Indianola where he lived for 58 years. The last two years were spent with a son, Dr. C.

B. Payne, at 3220 Ingersoll ave. His wife, a daughter, Mrs. Frank Willett of Norwalk, and Dr. Payne survive.

Services will be at. 10:30 a. Tuesday at Dunn's Funeral home with burial at Norwalk cemetery at noon. McEniry, 70, Former Rail Official, Dead PKDALIA, MO. 70, retired farmer-stockman, died Sunday night from a paralytic stroke suffered Friday.

He was superintendent for the Rock Island railroad st Cedar Rapids, before coming to Se-dnlla in 1903 where he engaged In extensive farming. He is survived by his widow and six children. Services Today for Mrs. Gay Markham Funeral services for Mrs. Gay Markham, 52, former Des Mnlnea resident, will he at 2 p.

m. today at Lilly's Funernl home with burial in Spanish-American plot in Glendale cemetery. Mrs. Markham died Friday night at the Soldiers home In Mar shalltown. HOOVMt HF.ACHF.S CHICAOO.

CHICAGO, ILL. (.11 Former President Herbert Hoover, journey Ing to Ills home in Palo Alto, reached Chicago Sunday night by motor from Columbus. Ilavt Your tyn txminti Dr. Leroy Goulding Licensed Optometrist Locittd on Younkeri Balconr new in City Sunday PLAYS SHOCK FOR DIETRICH Actress Says N. Y.

Stage Defies Good Taste. Hollywood, cal. m-Mar- lene Dietrich came back to the film city Sunday bearing tales of New York's "shocking" plays. Qhl.M,ii,.t. what you say? shocked.

"Compared to Broadway and the daring of IU plays, Hollywood a citadel of virtue. And I i uuuri.iinu mi; pictures are attacked and nothing jaaid about these plays which de- liberately defy the conventions of good taste." Miss rierirh oai.i ah ta during her visit In the east. To Liquor Charge Harold Anderson, 4S, of 2014 8. Sixth pleaded not guilty to charge of Illegal transportation imoxiraung liquor when ar raigned in municipal court Sunday afternoon 1 Anderson, short time before, was arrested bv a citv liauor squad In an alley in the 300 block K. Fifth st.

Police claimed to' jhave seized a gallon of alcohol automobile there. r.4.Wv;i1- dL VlliC Sets Road Damage ESTHERVILLE, IA. A distort court Jury which deliberated four hours awarded John Benson J950; here Saturday for damage caused his property by extension of $550. 1 Sunday were released on bond home with burial at Montezuma, of $100 each after pleading not 'la. guilty In municipal court to' famhiin hly Eleven men arrested In a raid on an upstairs room over 119 Locust st.

also were released on bond of $100 each after pleading not! guilty to a similar charge. Hear-1 Ing on both cases was set for Wednesday. Ifior any line i 6 usmess am DAM ANNOYS GREAT SPIRIT Indians Know Reason of Coulee Accidents. GRAND COULEE DAM, WASH. OP) Older Indians hereabouts grunt and lift their eyes towards the home of the "great spirit" when accidents at the Grand Coulee Dam are mentioned.

Eleven men have been killed and mishaps costing hundreds of thousands of dollars have plagued builders of the $63,000,000 power project in the Columbia river in the last year. The contractors say accidents are bound to happen on such a project, where 3,000 men are employed. But the older Indians see them as an expression of divine displeasure against the white man for the salmon fish the structure will destroy. "Dams killum salmon, no let urn come upstream. Indians starve.

Great spirit fixum," is the verdict of some of the redskins. COUPLE FINDS BABY IN AUTO Tot Is Wrapped in Blankets' and Left at Marshalltown. (The Rf(ltfr'i low Newi Srvlc.) MARSHALLTOWN, IA. A blue-eyed baby girl, between two i and three months old, was found abandoned in a car here Sunday night as temperatures hovered around 40. The baby, wrapped in clean blankets and wearing flannel night clothes, was discovered in their car by Mr.

and Mrs. G. R. Beswick oi uiscomo, ia, ine car was parked in front of Ionard Hokel home where they had been visit ing. Beswick told police he and his wife had not been in the Hokel home more than 15 minutes.

The child was taken to St. Thomas Mercy hospital. IOWAN WAITS ON NEW EYE Several Weeks Must Elapse Before It Can Take Root. NEW YORK, N. It probably will be several weeks yet before Fremont Clark of Wadena, will know if he fan see from the eye In which a new has been transplanted, Dr, v-nsuuvirju saia aunaay.

'he surgeon, who last week transplanted a section of cornea from th "tlllnorn baby in Clark's eye, said the patient was comfortable but nothing would be done further for some time. It Is necessary for considerable time to elapse In order to give the new eye tissue opportunity to take root. The operation Is regarded as unusual and is comparatively rare. 93 ARRESTED AT SIOUX CITY Police Raiders Swoop Down on 11 of Town's Taverns, SIOUX CITY, IA. Police "'Km arresiea proprietors t-ninuiinmnrms any cnareo lhpm wilh "P1 disorderly nouscs 8na violating me ordinance th of bw on Sunday persons were ar- rested, including the proprietors.

Arrest Transient On Weapon Charge Edward Letzring, 19, of San Francisco, was arrested st the branch transient bureau, 1806 Arlington ave, Saturday night by city detectives who allege Letzring was carrying; a sun. Letzring said traveling," according to detectives. Damage that will total several tliuimand dollars resulted from Sunday's windstorm In Des Moines. Thene scenes tiliow: (l) (iarage at 1 05 1 Sixth demolished by falling tree, (2) Family hurrying HfroNH downtown Intersection as 32-iiiile-nn hour wind rages. (3) Car top damaged by falling flagpole at Mercy hoipllul, (4) Dayle Crawford, 3130 Third who suffered severe hand cuts when struck by hurtling steel sheH fence.

(5) Display window In Marks building, Sixth and (irtind avenuns, blown In, and (6) flagpole at Merry hospital which snapped, tearing down wires and hitting car. DETROIT PRICE QUIZ THURSDAY, Judge to Probe Living Costs; Housewives to Attend. DETROIT, MICH, House- wives of Detroit Thursday will at cent a quart Jump in milk and 2-cent iumn in bread with other and at Charles Cltv, a strong! northwest wind blew awnings from a iwV Investigation their moorings and brought a wet, i into the rising price of bread, of Jx On of many 9tyfm d-tftnd forth uvmoti hutine. It digmir. the eommod ity told, cah or chrj, and proved rrwrat total, both mh and churn, of quantities and amount.

CASH A distinct advance, xj fillfj CflFS (IFF. 7 KILLINU TUUIH Rifle Explodes When! Taken From Case. (T Rftimer-i Iowa New. arnica.) uimi 1 1 n.u. i self accidentally with a rifle.

investigation revealed that Smith, who had a large collection nf pim annflrcnttv haH Wn tali. me ruie our or a case wnen it Th, npneirat.A his heart. Hp ha() b(lpn employd Hn aim iiiuuiic uujvc jicic jic wan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Smith.

I chill sleet on the heels of a nu.at an(J other items in the'g, hjs exclaimed as she stepped ausistmm household budget. earlv Simdav after shooting him-'from the. train. "I am steel-1 as me wina continued aunngi the night at Waterloo, a large' Housewives1 complaints have nf hrirv ftf 'swelled to a citvwlde rlamor over' iCommodities moving skyward in story brick veneer building cupied by a beer parlor, oc- was blown down. Electric throughout Waterloo were blown Ui wc inAdarknPf' A UUIIIUtT til PiniC ElttJWI Wlll-lc.

dows were broken and signs were reported torn down by a strong west wind which whirled into Davenport late Sunday afternoon. Strong Wind. At Estherville Sunday evening the wind was strong, blowing dead branches from trees, and the mer- cury was going down from 35 degrees. steadily a a wires, a of Coroner Chris Adank of Not GuiltV u. .1.1 nrOI)ortion McCrea, in! Henry Prosecutor Duncan (petitioning Judge recorder court for grand jury session, expressed his belief the increased price are result of price fixing conspiracies and combinations in violation the state anti-trust laws.

TV? A TH PT ATMI ULjrl 1 11 SHATTUCK GIRL to 17, Succumbs Heart Disease. Marjorie W. Shattuck, 17, Roosevelt High school student, died Sunday at the home of her, MACHINES Wind that reached a maximum velocity of 68 miles an applying new principles and Mjwiiu-a v.uuiiLV flam ujcic wuuiu ur no inquest. Mary Garden Plans To Teach Singing CHICAGO, ILL. Mary Garden, former opera queen, Is going to teach it next summer to a class of youne hopefuls, lust around the corner from the Audi- torium theater where she scored her greatest triumphs.

GltIlz. Pendent of Chicago Musl-IT cal collete. on whoso famltu n. has accepted an appointment. ROOSKVfXTS AT C'HI'IU'H.

WASHINGTON, D. C. iP) President and Mrs. Roosevelt Sun- 'day observed Palm Sunday by st-i Mr. and Mrs.

James Roosevelt E. a or on an to parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Announcement of her new role jShattuck, 1524 Twenty-fourth made Sunday by Rudulphi caused several thousand dollars damage in Sioux City Sunday.

Wires were torn loose as tele phone poles toppled to the 3 Seat iowan riftr JShS Ml 11 .1 II Gang Forces Way Into Home of Bachelor at Exira. (TH Kmtr'i Iow Srvlc.) AUDUBON, IA. Three assail- features to the registering of cash and recording of ail transactions. Provide absolute protection together with speed and ease of operation. Made in a variety of styles and colors.

Telephone or write our office today for complete information- Surprisingly low prices. Burroughs Adding Machine Company 527 6th Ave. Telephone disease. She is survived bv her narents: two sisters, Elizabeth and Pa- tricia. and two brothers, John and James Shattuck.

She had at-; tended school until three weeks jsgo when her illness became iscute. ihome. ants slugged and robbed Carl Services will be st a. m. tending service at St Thomas' Primary 17.

He asked and'he carried the weapon, a .32 csli-Hansen, Exira, bachelor, Sat-; Wednesday at Dunn's Funeral Episcopal church, accompanied by 'state appraisers had get damage at, ber revolver, "for protection while urday sight, escaping w.U J65..

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